Bible Question: Why did Jesus not want the evil spirits to reveal who he was? (Mark) He himself told them he was the son of man..(confused) |
Bible Answer: Dear SBG, Welcome to the forum! I think John makes an excellent point there that it is impossible to say directly from scripture why Jesus kept on saying to various parties not to tell that He was the Son of God, the Christ, the Son of Man. We may have a clue though in one of the scriptures John gave you; Luke 9:21,22 But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone, saying, The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the cheif priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised up on the third day. Jesus says the two things together at one time which has led many commentators to see each other instance of Jesus saying this; to the demons who kept saying it, to those He healed, to the disciples, because He did not want His opponents given cause to seek His death too early in the game. His opponents were already seeking to kill Him because of healing on the Sabbath and His claims to deity and for the people to start going around and spreading the news that He was God, the Christ, the Son of God would have incited those who were against Him to act before the appointed time for Him to go to the cross by hastening the process along too soon. Just a thought... God Bless, Tamara |